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eniPhone-Controlled Flying Objecthttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/iphonecontrolled_flying_object
<!--paging_filter--><p>From the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=317435796&amp;mt=8" target="_blank">Offender Locator</a> to the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=284792653&amp;mt=8" target="_blank">MySpace</a> app, Apple has almost everything covered in the world of maximizing the use of the iPhone. We know that the possibilities are endless and could eventually involve robots and the military. </p><p>Get your anti-Skynet rhetoric ready, because it's already happening. </p><p>Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) 30-man crew lead by the head of the Humans and Automation Lab (HAL), Professor Missy Cummings, began a project as a result of Cummings' experience flying F/A-18 Hornet fighters for the Navy. She said that the layout and lack of ergonomic design inspired her to improve human-robot interaction.</p><p>The $5,000 project, plus the cost of iPhones for each student, could help make many people's lives, including the military, so much easier. Cummings said:<br /><em><br />&quot;Our philosophy is that humans have important jobs they need to do, and should not worry about low-level housekeeping, telling a UAV to go from point to point.&quot; </em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" width="380" height="350"><param name="width" value="380" /><param name="height" value="350" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YlbEbQ6TJMc" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="380" height="350" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YlbEbQ6TJMc"></embed></object><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Source: <a href="http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/08/new-use-for-your-iphone-controlling-drones/" target="_blank">Wired</a>. </p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/iphonecontrolled_flying_object#commentsNewsHumans and Automation LabiPhone.MITiPhoneVideosTue, 11 Aug 2009 17:15:40 +0000JC Domingo4671 at http://www.maclife.com